Governance and Regulation in Social Life: Essays in Honour of W.G. Carson

Author:   Augustine Brannigan ,  George Pavlich
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781845681104


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   22 February 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Governance and Regulation in Social Life: Essays in Honour of W.G. Carson


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Comprising fourteen articles by leading international contributors, including some of the most prominent socio-legal and criminological scholars working in the field, this volume is currently the only work available that critically examines W.G. Carson and his crucial influence in the turn towards sociological approaches to criminology and a criminological interest in governance and social control. The 1970s witnessed an epiphany in the sociological understanding of crime in Britain. The correctional perspective, which assumed crimes had inherent or essential qualities that distinguished them from other acts, was superseded by the analysis of how social events came to be defined as so harmful and repugnant as to require criminalization. This shift in perspectives was exemplified in W.G. Carson’s work, which combines a Marxist acknowledgement of the imperative for profit with a symbolic interactionist attention to the restraining effect of prestige and status among producers and regulators. This key work is an essential read for postgraduates and researchers studying and researching in the areas of criminology and law.

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Author:   Augustine Brannigan ,  George Pavlich
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge Cavendish
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781845681104


ISBN 10:   184568110
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   22 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Augustine Brannigan is based at the University of Calgary. His main research interests include social psychology, crime and deviance, and the social organization of criminal justice. George Pavlich is based at the University of Alberta, Canada. His main research interests are social theory and law; socio-legal Studies, governance, restorative justice and theories of crime.

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